Bulawayo weather in August

In August, Bulawayo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bulawayo's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bulawayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 1 mm; 0.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 18 min; 6:31 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 1st clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 9.3; out of 10

Bulawayo is city in Zimbabwe.

Density: 390/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1840

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical August day in Bulawayo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 4°C warmer than July and about 4°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	8
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

Bulawayo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 17°	133	14.8	13.1	5.7
Feb	27° / 17°	110	11.7	12.7	6.1
Mar	27° / 16°	65	9.5	12.1	6.8
Apr	25° / 13°	23	4	11.6	8.1
May	24° / 10°	6	1.3	11.1	9.1
Jun	22° / 7°	4	0.8	10.8	8.8
Jul	21° / 7°	3	0.7	10.9	8.7
Aug	25° / 9°	1	0.2	11.3	9.3
Sep	28° / 13°	5	1.4	11.9	7.8
Oct	30° / 15°	23	5.6	12.5	6.1
Nov	29° / 17°	87	12.7	13	5.2
Dec	27° / 17°	148	17	13.2	5.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	88	88	89	89	89	89	90	90	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	93
Cloudier (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bulawayo gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	2
31	2

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of August to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:53 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:39	5:44
2	11.1	6:39	5:44
3	11.1	6:39	5:45
4	11.1	6:38	5:45
5	11.1	6:37	5:45
6	11.1	6:37	5:46
7	11.2	6:36	5:46
8	11.2	6:36	5:46
9	11.2	6:35	5:47
10	11.2	6:35	5:47
11	11.2	6:34	5:47
12	11.2	6:33	5:48
13	11.3	6:33	5:48
14	11.3	6:32	5:48
15	11.3	6:31	5:49
16	11.3	6:31	5:49
17	11.3	6:30	5:49
18	11.3	6:29	5:50
19	11.4	6:28	5:50
20	11.4	6:28	5:50
21	11.4	6:27	5:50
22	11.4	6:26	5:51
23	11.4	6:25	5:51
24	11.4	6:24	5:51
25	11.5	6:24	5:52
26	11.5	6:23	5:52
27	11.5	6:22	5:52
28	11.5	6:21	5:52
29	11.5	6:20	5:53
30	11.6	6:19	5:53
31	11.6	6:18	5:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in October across the year — August's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.2	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.3	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	6.0	Bright
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bulawayo

In seasonPeak

None of Bulawayo's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bulawayo's rainy season runs November–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bulawayo?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

9.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bulawayo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bulawayo in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bulawayo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Bulawayo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bulawayo peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	14	14	10	8	7	7	9	10	11	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	7	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Bulawayo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bulawayo is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	9	11	16	23	28	27	28	27	20	12	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	11	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	12	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bulawayo?

Bulawayo sits at 20.1°S, 28.6°E, 1,348 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Gwanda, 98 km away.

Topography around Bulawayo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bulawayo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bulawayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,343 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 624 m.

The land around Bulawayo is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

artificial surfaces 50%

16 km

261 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

624 m

shrubs 59%

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← July Bulawayo year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Gwanda 98 km · Gweru 151 km · Zvishavane 156 km · Shurugwi 158 km · Francistown 159 km · Tutume 166 km · Redcliff 177 km · Tonota 185 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type D / G; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 56% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,021; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 25%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 6.8; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 41.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very high; EF EPI 602
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bulawayo (-20.15°, 28.5833°, elevation 1,348 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	8
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	8
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	8
2	23	8
3	23	8
4	23	8
5	23	8
6	23	8
7	24	8
8	24	8
9	24	8
10	24	9
11	24	9
12	24	9
13	24	9
14	24	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	10
19	25	10
20	25	10
21	25	10
22	25	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	11
27	26	11
28	26	11
29	26	11
30	27	11
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	90	10
14	90	10
15	90	10
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	90	10
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	93	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	1
2	1
3	1
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	1
16	1
17	1
18	1
19	1
20	1
21	1
22	1
23	1
24	1
25	1
26	1
27	1
28	1
29	1
30	2
31	2

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100